Machine fob wbapfing confections



J. P. REMINGTON.

MACHINE FOR WRAPPHJG CONFECTIONS.

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MACHINE FUR wRAPPmG CONFECTIONS.

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MACHINE FOR WRAPPING GONFECTIONS.

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MACHINE FOR WRAPPING CUNFECTIUNS.

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MACHiNE FOR WRAPPING CUNFECTIONS.

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MACHINE FOR WRAPPING ICONFECTIUNS.

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s ecificationci am n." Patented Sept. 14.1920.

= Application filed December 4, 1915. serial No. 65,008.

To all whom it may concemr I Be it known that I, JosiirnPnnor moron, ofPhiladel hia, in-theconnty of Philadelphia and tate of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new andnsefiilImprovements in -Machines forWrapping Confections, whereof the following is' especification,reference being had tothe accompanying drawings. I

My invention relates to mechanism whereby confections ofagenerallyiconical form may be wra ped in'an envelop, preferably of tinfoil. ore specifically, chocolate confections frequently assume this.form, and

it is desirable that they be individually wrapped in tin foil, andmyinvention is especially adapted to handling and (wrapping:

such chocolate confections, but it is to be understood that theinvention is..not thus limited, but covers the similar .enveloping ofsimilar objects f A subsidiary object of my invention is to envelop,along with the confection within the wrapping material, a small slip ofpaper, (conveniently termed a sticker 3), such as is useful foradvertisingor other purposes. j-According to my inventioml have pro,-vided mechanism for the continuous feeding,

setting up and. alinement of the articles,

also mechanism for V continuously feeding wrapping material, alsomechanism for sup: plying the stickenalso mechanism for placing theconfections on the wrapper, envelop ing the confection in the. wrapper,compressg it, I and thus completing. the

ing and'tlwistin pack-age. l 3 .In the accompanying drawings, '1" haveillustrated a machine embodying'my inve i tion. A

Figure I is a plan view of such a machine. Fig. II is aside view ofsaidmachine}. Fig. III isfan elevation of said machine upon an enlargedscale,v as seen I irom" the delivery end with the'delivery chuteomitted.

Fig. IV is an enlarged planlviewof the basing table near. thefeedingfendpof the machine. N

Fig. V is a longitudirial. central section of thesamev Fig. v1 is adamned viewiot pin-t, oi as;

actuating mechanism {for the belt comprised by the basing table. i v'Fig. VIII is a plan view on-an'enlarged scale of the wrapping'anddelivery; end of 5s 1 the machine.

th syrupan ztinjfoil.

lines 11, vi i, Fig. VII.

view-of the-.11 er part of the mechanism shown in Fig. III.

Fig. X is a detail showing iii-elevation a part of'the o erativemechanism for feeding supplementary stickers to the Fig. XI is a furtherenlargedsectional elevation ofthe -w uapping mechanism near the disch'areend of the machine. I Fig. XI is a sectional plan view along the hneXIIXIL'Fi'g; X r

, Fi XIIIis asimilar plan alongthe line .XII ,XIII, Fig. XI. 'Fi L XIVis a similar view alongthe line XI: XIV, Fig. XI.

Fig. XV is a Vertical section line XV' XV Fig IX. V

Fig; XVI isa detail view of the driving pnephanism-for the nip rollersfor the tin or V Fi .'XVII is a vertical section along the XVII, XVII,Fig. Fig. XVIII is avcrtical section on an enlarged scale of: thecutting roller for the tin foil.

Fig. XIX is a cross sectional view along the line XIX. XIX, Fig. XVIII.

Figs. XX to XXIII inclusive, are detail views of the slip 'feed by whichthe confections are advanced from their guide chanalong the nels to theenvelopment table.

trate in detail, the guide channels for the confections and theautomatic method-of discarding the confections, when received invertedor otherwise displaced;

FigJ XXVIII is a diagrammatic view showing the application of thesupplemental stickers tothe tin foil.

J Fig. XXIX is a-similarview showing the method of partially severingthe tin foil,

Figs. XXX and XXXI are detail views ofthewrapping bars,- illustratingtheir operation. 1 I

Fig. ;XXXII fis'asectional view of the tin foil with one of the stickersadhering to it. i

Fig. is, a plan ,view illustrating the lines alon which thewra er isfolded. IV, XXXV, XVI, and XXXVII are further detail views illustratingtho process' of folding the wrapper.

Figs. XXXVHI and XXXIX are detail views illustrating the completion ofthe wrapping process by the application of the compression fingers andthe wrapping bars.

Figs. XL to XLII inclusive, are detail views of one of the depressingplungers.

Fig. XLHI is a detail showing the wrapping table, and the method ofclamping the piece of wrapping foil between the table and itscooperating top plates. 1

Fig. XLIV is a detail showing the compressing fingers of the wrappingmechanism in position to receive a confection and its enveloping foil.

Figs. XLV', to XLVII, inclusive illustrate the means for tilting thefeed belts for ejecting wrongly positioned confections therefrom.

Fig. XLVIII, is a detail sectional view through the discharge end of thefeed hopl will describe in succession the several groups of mechanismcomprised in my I118, chine. For convenience, these may be dividedbetween positioning means, whereby confections, toil and sticker arebrou ht into proper relation for enveloping; ans wrapping means, wherebythe confection is surrounded by foil, which is thereafter compressed andtwisted.

Accordingly the subdivisions will be:

(A) Positioning means.

l. Mechanism for feeding, setting up and alining confections.

2. The runways and the slip feeds. Mechanism for feeding and subdividingfoil.

l. lihzchanism for associating stickers with each piece of foil.

(B) W rapping means.

1. Envcloping mechanism.

2. Compressing mechanism.

3. Twisti g mechanism.

(A POSITIONING MnANs.

1. Mechanism for feeding, setting up and claiming confections.

This mechanism is shown chiefl in Figs. 1, 11, IV, V, VI, and XLVIII.ssociated with it are means for discharging crumbs and also means forrejectin any overplus supply which may be carriec from the hopper.

. The hopper 1, which is kept full of confections, is provided at itsbottom with an inclined chute 2, leading to an outlet slot protected bya. gate 3, which may be suitably adjusted to vary the height of theoutlet slot, and-consequently the rate at which confections will be fedby gravity from the hop per. Directly beneath this outlet slot, is anendless traveling carrier 4:, running on rollers 5, and 6, O'iT whichthe latter is driven by the worm gear 7, (see Fig. V), actuated by thebelt 8, driven by a pulley geared to the main shaft 9, which is drivenby a worm gear from a shaft 25, which is in turn actuated from the motorshaft 10. Supplemental vertical endless bands 11, 11, protect the edgesof the carrier 1, and travel with it, beino driven by the bevel gears12, (see Fig. IV

By the operation of the parts thus described, a continuous supply ofconfections passcs "from the hopper on to the endless carrier, and is byit discharged promised ously upon the inclined chute 13. This chute hassmall perforations 14:, formed in it, which permit any crumbs or forei11 substances which may be fed from the iopper, to be discharged at thispoint by way of the chute 15, (Flg, V).

Beneath the discharge end of the inclined chute 13, is the basing orsetting up table 16, over the surface of which runs the endless carrier1?. The. peculiarity of the motion of this table is that while the wholetable reciprocatcs longitudinally in relation to the machine, thereceiving end of it is given a coincident lateral motion. At the sametime the endless carrier 17, is given intermittent forward motion. Thecarrier 17, passes around rollers 18, and 19, which rest in bearingscarried by the frame of the table. Of this frame, one cross-piece 20,nearest therecciving end, is pivoted upon a crank 21, set upon verticalshaft 22, driven by the bevel gear 23, from a shaft 24, actuated by abelt from the countershaft 25, by which the main shaft is driven. Theother cross-piece 26, of the frame of the table, is pivoted upon a block27, which slides longitudinally in guides 28;

The drive for the endless carrier 16, is an intermittent one, occasionedby the pawlingmochanis n shown in Fig. VI, the arm 01"? which isconnected by a link 29 to the fixed pivotal support 30, as the result ofwhich the endless carrier which covers the surface of the setting uptable has a compound motion, consisting of a longitudinal reciprocationalong with the whole table, a lateral reciprocation at the receiving andonly of the table, and an intermittent drive operating only as the tablemoves forward. This combination of motions ei'lects a pcculiar jog ingof the confections, which have been :ed upon it, of such intensity as totumble thorn about, the juggling motion being strong enough toconstantly right or set upon the flat end, confections resting upontheir side, although not strong enough to overturn confections whichhave been righted. One of the reasons why this action takes place isthat an. article of generally conical form when resting on its conicalsurface adds the niomeiitum of fits rotarylniotion tothe motion ofthejogglingfsurfece upon which it rests, WhllQ' Wll'-Il resting on itsbase no such momentum exists. As at result of the travel oftheconfections froin one end to the' other' of this setting up' -table,

nearly all of; the confections before" reaching the discharge end havebeen righted or set upright. '10

Touching the upper surface of the carrier 1?, is a brush,33, whichderivesits rotation from the motion of the carrier. f It is useful tospread or distribute the confectionsinore evenly across the 'width ofthemarrierlii,

and to limit any rndm'entarily'too rapid feed;

ingot the coi' fections do'w'nthe chute 13.." j

T further assess th i e'gl e mp setting up the confections, a series ofguid ing surfaces 34, areinounted justehove the surface of thecarrierfin fixed relation to the" framework of the machine, and I in:positions inclincdto' the long laxis ofthe table, whereby the jogglingmotion of'the carrier constantly drives theconfeotionswhich rest upon itagainst these guiding surfaces which thus assist inrighting-theconfections and also arrange them 1n; lanes runnlnglengthwise of thetahle. Subsequent edge guides .35, push v confectionstoward the, en-j he:described.-

The endless carrier 17, is-niaiiitaine'd properly f tent by thetensionwoller "3,6, 3

mounted the bell crank leyer"37, and capahlc of .heing adjusted by theturn buckle 38', as clearlyseen infFig. V.,

Should 'tliemechenisrns which have been described, be feedingconfectionslmore rap idly than the runways canreceive there,- or shouldone or more; runways become clogged, any surplus confections rejected bythe filled runways pass toward the sides of the table and are dischargedhymthe can ricr upon the chute 39,",ii'hcnce such overlus can becollectednin receptacle 10, Fig. 11),andreturned to the hopper fromtimetotime.

Fr'oin this joint" the confections ere dis tril'nited among a-series ofparallel runways 1 each leading to itsbwn wrappinginecha nism. In,t-heimaohine ,illustratedzin the v drawings, four such runways areshown,

but it will heunderstocd thatjthenuinber may vary as ros be foundconvenient.

2'1. The rimrways amt-the slip feeds.

The carries 17, discharges byiway of an inclined chute, 41. Along thischute; and

overhan in the dischar e-end of the car rier arejthe guide str'ipsf42,spaced to form entrancesto the runways and partitionsbe tween them. Belov the discharge end of the chute 41, is another series of guiding wells43, which accomplish aharrowing of "supportec t'ence'gofthe runways,whiehwill shortly.

the runways. Corresponding to'each of these runways is an endlesscarrier-bend 44, mounted at one end upon a 'pull'ey onthe shaft l5, andat thcother end by a sim lar} pulley on a-sheft 41-6. The shaft 45, 1s

by .the weight 48, whereby a similar and adjustable tensionis put uponallof the endless bands. The'shaftj 46, 715 driven'hy a gearedconnectionwith the shaft 91, (see upon levers 47, cou-nterweighted Fig.XVI) whichis involved in-a sprocketdrive from'the shaft92, as will be hereaftere25 lained.

' I he endlesshands pass between the guiding walls 43, and thenacross anopening 49,

"where thebands lack any side protection,

andarefls'uhjected to tilting means. yExtendin across this o'p'eninimmediately honest the bands is a rock s liait 50, to the operativecrank of which is pivoted a link 51, driven by a crank on the end of theshaftlG. This iockshaft 50, carries tiltingscollars 52, set one beneatheach band. ,Oneofjthese"isclearly shown in perspccr tiye'in Fig. XLV. Itis provided "with two finclined surfaces, one sloping'i inone-directionfand the other in the other, end so related to'each'otherthat asthe shaft rocks, these inclined surfa'ces successively pushagainst the'lowe'r sideof each endless band, and tiltrit first to oneside and then to the other, The inclination of these surfaces as shownin Figs. XLV I and XLVII, is not- Ksuflicient to cause confectionsresting upright thereon, to tumble oil the band, but if confections havereached the band restin u on" their side as shown in Fig. -XiiVI l; theinclination or; tilting 'of the bend, dueto the tilting collar causesit"to fall off, dropping .down to a 'receptaclesfl, whence confectionsmay he returned from time to time to the "hopper. The open sections ofthe channels also provide a means of eliminating an, excess ofconfections,

since. such excess cannot remain on the belts where there are no sidesto the channus;

For the remainder of its operative travel, 'eachendlcss hand passesalong a metal channel Initially, this channel has low edges, as showninFigQXXV, but first one

